(L) Bakuman (TV) (All Seasons)

[FlareKnight]

Spoiler for Ep24:

I suppose the downside of this episode was that Azuki can't say year. "We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a happy new e" .

But really a lot of good stuff. Like I thought having them lose like that would have been crazy. Best to leave things like who is the best to the readers. Long as a few people thought it was possible for Ashirogi to win then it should be fine. In the end it needed the other editors to say "whoa wait a second" since obviously Sasaki wasn't going to do anything himself.

Now they are going to head into the fight with a solid new manga. Of course Fukuda seems ready to take action with a new one-shot, but they should still be fine. I'm not surprised Fukuda wanted to do something since while Kiyoshi is doing fine, it seems like it will always just be fine and not great.

And finally Ashirogi gets Hattori back! The dark age of Miura has finally passed. Frankly it was about time and this is the perfect combination for them to reach their potential.

Good news as well for Hattori who needed to escape that crazy girl. Throwing Miura at her was worth some laughs. While he's once again inheriting way more than he deserves, at least Miura shouldn't be able to damage Niizuma too much. Niizuma seems less reliant on his editor to begin with since he does everything at his pace.

Didn't think that they would copy Niizuma and Akina by having Takagi switch to just giving the script. In a sense it seems like a waste since Takagi has gotten all that experience in putting together the panels. Still its almost a benefit for him since he can divert work into other things. If he's focusing on the story and Mashiro the art it almost seems fitting that he'd only worry about the words.

Anyways things are finally looking good.

[ookamigirl]

They got really lucky, but I hope they'll manage to make their dreams come true.
It was nice how everyone congratulated them on serialization ^^
Azuki's present was really nice, as were the flashbacks that came with it.
I'm totally happy Hattori's gonna be their editor again!!!!
Miura'll sure have his hands full with Niizuma & Akina ^^"

[ars89]

Good thing the other editors realized losing Ashirogi Muto over a silly vote was a bad idea. Best news ever Hattori is back with them! Lol though Miura gets +Natural now. Iwase was funny as well. Interesting new way to tackle what they lack and do it like how Iwase and Niizuma work together.

[thundrakkon]

Way to go sensible people. The chief editor will always remain as the downfall of Jack, but luckily, there were enough sensible people around him to overturn his decision.

Definitely the best news is Hattori is back. You can see the excitement and progress is there with them. The chief editor actually made a good decision this time, so there is still hope for him. Well, I'll like to see where they head with this.

Miho's VA was quite good with the song. She sounded really cute, except for wishing a happy new "ear" for Mashiro. I guess the better for him to listen to her with.

[Guido]

I'm an episode behind, and next week the second season ends.

If I may voice my opinion, the committee voting whether PCP was to be serialized or not became the best high-tension scene of all this season, because the verdict stopped at at tie with only the Editor-In-Chief remaining to cast his vote whether he approved PCP to compete against CROW and +NATURAL or not.

[Kallen4life]

lol Miura can't handle either of them

[Xagzan]

Originally Posted by ZGMF-X10A

I think the serious homour that they were talking about is something like Iwase being serious about her relation with Hittori e.g. how do i look... I laughed so hard but Iwase was being super serious. This perfect crime club manga looks very interesting.

I've been thinking Mashiro+Takagi combo is like Iwase+Niizuma combo. Takagi and Iwase both do the script and Mashiro and Niizuma both doing the drawing. Would it be better for Mashiro to do the name just like Niizuma? From reading the script Mashiro can use his perspective in drawing the manga instead of Takagi.

Haha, it was tough not to spoil anything back when you posted this, but now that it happened, I can say nice prediction

Loved seeing Niizuma straight call out Miura over Tanto. That boy tells it like it is, and doesn't hold back.

Neither does Iwase, at that. And I don't care what anyone says, she and her nutty yandere tendencies are adorable

[Guardian Enzo]

Heh, one of the great bromances in anime is back again - and it's a three-way...

[Guido]

So, those of you out there let a sigh of relief now that Ashirogi's PCP has been serialized and were changed editors back with Hattori, meaning Miura's reign-of-terror is over.

In spite of his shortcomings, Miura learned important lessons from the three of them, so we'll see how he handles both Niizuma and Iwase. However, poor Miura he's moped around by Iwase and got threatened with her suing him next time for sexual harrasement just for calling her pretty!!

Moving on again with the boys, they barely scraped through because their manga lacks blank panels to go insight the characters for engaging with imagination to the readers like Eiji's manga does.

Fukuda's now working on a new one-shot for a possible manga of his own creation, because he doesn't want to lose against Ashirogi.

And, to conclude things, Miho's vocal song present to Mashiro was so smoothly beautiful to listen to for a Christmas present.

[larethian]

I watched the last episode, and I really liked how the episode was arranged. Despite knowing the story, I was still moved. Well, until October.

[FlareKnight]

Spoiler for Ep25:

Congrats to the fist place finish for PCP! They did a great job for sure blowing away all competition. I knew that Fukuda wouldn't overtake them. They may have brought up the fear of it, but this is the best manga that Ashirogi has ever made. Still good for Fukuda that the results were so good that it is fine for him to let Kiyoshi rest and move onto his next series. In that sense he's more successful than Ashirogi right now since he only had to end his manga because it reached a good point for conclusion and he had something better lined up.

In the end this just shows what an insane combo Ashirogi and Hattori are. They really feed into each other and you can just see how tight the bond is. I have no doubt they can go head to head against Niizuma's mangas. Of course their rivals are fired up as well so the work can only improve.

This second season has been a mixed bag. We've had some high points near the end but there was a lot of tough stuff. The whole Miura era was a nightmare and wasn't a fan of the hospital arc either. Still I did enjoy Kaya and Takagi getting married and how they finished up. Can't wait until October.

Of course the episode couldn't end without Sasaki being an idiot. I mean seriously it is as if they have to remind us every episode to hate this guy. Completely nonsense like cancelling them if they finish low enough to give him a chance to and if they aren't head to head with Crow and +Natural by chapter 25. This guy really doesn't care how many people in the world he pisses off does he? If they happen to be a little below those two he'll cancel what should be a good popular manga. It is amazing he's managed to avoid running that magazine into the ground with his complete lack of people skills.

[Somnus]

What a great final episode. I ended up watching it twice straightaway. It finished up exactly where predicted oh so many months ago. That being said, even if I knew what was coming my eyes got watery at the end there.

The Tanto era was an infamous low in the Bakuman universe, so I can't wait until we see what season 3 has to offer. I'm also happy because there was much Kaya love in this episode as well.

I'm definitely going to miss this show until then.

EDIT: Also, I don't remember Sasaki giving that condition in the manga. After doing a quick check through the chapters this covers, I couldn't find it either. The (anime) staff really want him to rub you the wrong way in the show, it seems. Though as far as conditions go, it does fit in with what they had agreed upon beforehand. It just seems silly when put up against those results.

EDIT EDIT: Ah, my bad. Sasaki did indeed give those terms. I do stand by my opinion that they're deliberately making him out to be more of a bad guy in the show though. I honestly like him as a character, and the only time he irked me was when he made the decision in the hospital.

[ookamigirl]

So their serialization is moving along nicely ^^
The three assistants were a nice add-on to the Ashirogi team.
The new manga name was also pretty good & catchy too.
The suspense part was killing me!
Finally!!!!!! They got it.
Hattori & Ashirogi Muto sure make an amazing team!!
Awesome final episode, this is was what I was waiting for since this anime started.

[ZGMF-X10A]

When is season 3? is it announced yet? they wrapped up season 2 pretty good.

[totoum]

Originally Posted by ZGMF-X10A

When is season 3? is it announced yet? they wrapped up season 2 pretty good.

It's confirmed to start airing next fall

Based on the very quick teaser we got I expect it to cover chapters 92 through 150

Hopefully we'll get S4 in fall 2013.

That being said,between one epic manga chapter and anime episode bakuman was on a roll on all fronts this week.

[ars89]

Congrats finally 1st place! Still have tears from that ending. Though Sasaki had to rain on the parade again. Next fall can't come any sooner!

[Guardian Enzo]

What a terrific finale. I knew from the eyecatch that the ending would go exactly where I'd hoped it would - and it did. I even have to give Miura his due - he could have turned sour grapes, but he was genuinely pulling for Ashirogi to get first place. I wonder - do the authors know the connotations of PCP in English, though?

Terrific season on the whole, and a criminally underappreciated anime. We survived the Tanto era - both Ashirogi and the viewers.

[thundrakkon]

Yes, Angel Dust got first place! That was definitely a good note to end the season on. I wonder if they will have any hallucinary effects in the manga?

Hattori and Ashirogi are just so great together. Chief Editor will always remain as the downfall of Jack, but I'm sure that the mangaka will turn this around somehow to say that thanks to Chief Editor, things turned out great. I'll never buy that, though.

I'm glad they added some dynamic to the assistants. They will be fun to watch in the 3rd season.

Also, at the closing 3rd season anouncement, they flashed a third character after Mashiro and Takagi. It looks like a blend of those 2 characters, but is that a new character?

[totoum]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

they flashed a third character after Mashiro and Takagi. It looks like a blend of those 2 characters, but is that a new character?

Is is....and that's all I'll say.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by totoum

Is is....and that's all I'll say.

I figured as much, the anime loves to do that...